which paint !

[happychef]

hi folks long time no hear,can someone help me,i'm looking at painting up the tips for my feeder rod and am not sure what paint to use any idea's.

 

return of the chef !

 

tony.

[rob.i]

I use tippex so I can wipe it off if need be.

[paul.saunders]

hi tony

 

i use Hummel fire orange for the tips on my feeders. I put a coat of Hummel base white on first then 2 coats of fire orange on top. i now some people like white but i have never had any reason to change you can get small tins from a model shop.

[Guest Ferret1959]

Creosote.

 

 

How ya doing matey?

[Eddie]

Have used P.T.F.E tape from the plumbers with success for years

[Dunk Fairley]

Funnily enough, I'm just about to do the same to all my Barbel rods theis evening.

 

Just plain old Humbrol enamel for me, in fire orange.

 

I do have good tip, which I've discovered for myself this year(apologies if I'm not the first of course).

 

For night use, I whip on short bits of silicon rubber tube, to hold my isotopes or betalights. Up 'til now, I've used clear. But earlier in the year, during a bright day, I was having problems distinguishing the tips of my rods, when the background was branches and foliage, in between the gaps was bright (but cloudy) sky. The sun was shining off the tips quite brightly and when I put my shades on, it only made it worse. I then stuck a red tip from a crystal inset waggler into each bit of silicone and hey presto, both showed up a treat. It was like using betalights, but for the opposite effect. To darken down the rod tips in the bright light, rather than light them up in the dark.Now I'm replacing all the clear silicone, with red silicone (float rubber, which will have the same effect).

 

I'll still be able to see the betalights, as they will protrude out of the red silicone.